Can you FaThumb the impact of this technology?

Can you FaThumb the impact of this technology?

FaThumb (pronounced "fathom") is a research project within the V.I.B.E. (Visualization and Interaction for Business and Entertainment) group in Microsoft Research that is designed to be a revolutionary interface for navigating through large amounts of data. I first saw this technology a while ago during 2006's TechFest (Microsoft Research's Internal research project showcase).

I like how we can easily navigate through large amounts of data, especially if applied to Media such as Music, Video and Pictures. Perhaps even navigate via tags / keywords. Combine that with flashy Vista like animations and graphics and we got a fascinating UI.